Impact of a health and media literacy curriculum on 4th-grade girls: A qualitative study

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 66-78

  Fuller, Heidi A ^a   Damico, Amy M ^b   Rodgers, Shannon ^a  

^a SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENDICOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 44649124834     PISSN: 02568543     EISSN: 21502641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02568540409595055     Document Type: Article

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